I faced the same puzzling observation and the fact of the matter is this . . . up to this point in your life it is likely that your decisions were relatively small and affected relatively few people. 

You have to find someone on the ground that you can trust who can do all the work for you.If you don't have that piece of the puzzle then you're system and the deal isnt worth anything.

When I run analysis of a property one of, if not the first things I look at is the square footage of the property to see if I can add another piece to the house puzzle (bedrooms/baths). 

At best, it appears that her activity for the year in issue was in the exploratory stages of forming a business...

Unless it was in a really high growth area, I would probably sell that property, use the proceeds to 1031 into a couple of better ROI properties, then maybe if there was enough left over use some of those proceeds as gravy for the forever home.On a side note, I'm genuinely puzzled about the "forever" home thing.

You've got the pieces like you said, but if you don't know what the puzzle is supposed to look like, it'll be pretty challenging putting it all together, as you can see. 

esteemed listmatesI have some friends who have a real estate problem - but don't know it. SITUATION:They have a great 3 bedroom house in San Rafael, with About $600-700k equity. Bought for around 900, worth at least 1...

Absolutely loved the process, it was like a puzzle for me I can see the picture very well and all the little pieces just come together.

It's very easy to install, sort of like putting a puzzle together.

Key Steps in the Lending ProcessThe lending process is arguably the most important piece of the home-buying puzzle.